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Suspected Russian agents want to plead guilty: U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - All 10 people accused of being undercover Russian agents while living in the United States want to plead guilty, a U.S. prosecutor told a court hearing on Thursday.
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J&J recalls more Tylenol, over-the-counter drugs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson recalled more Tylenol and other over-the-counter drugs on Thursday after they were linked to a musty or moldy odor, expanding a recall the company started in January.
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Iran leader says sanctions will not slow atom work
ABUJA (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that sanctions imposed by "arrogant" Western powers would not slow the country's progress on its nuclear programme.
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Chrysler launches money-back guarantee
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC will offer consumers a 60-day, money-back guarantee on new vehicles and also make the first two months of payments for buyers, as it tries to shore up sales amid lackluster consumer confidence.
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June discounts help retail sales, may hit July
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. retailers relied heavily on promotions to boost sales in June, helping teen clothing chains and department stores, but the trend may hit margins as they head into the key back-to-school shopping season.
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Tropical depression soaks Mexico-Texas border
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - A tropical depression churned over Mexico's border with Texas on Thursday, dumping heavy rains on a region badly flooded by Hurricane Alex last week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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Three Britons found guilty in suicide bomb plot
LONDON (Reuters) - Three Britons were convicted on Thursday of plotting to murder hundreds of people in suicide bombings after being recruited by an al Qaeda-inspired cell bent on blowing up transatlantic airliners bound for North America.
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Joy in Spain, German misery after defeat
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Spaniards exploded in joy on Thursday after their team reached the World Cup final for the first time while Germany plunged into tearful misery following a semi-final defeat that ended their World Cup dream.
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Joblessness and housing add risks to U.S. recovery: IMF
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - High unemployment and a moribund housing market have increased risks to the U.S. economic recovery, while the public debt looms large and needs to be cut, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday.
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Fresh faces add zest to Emmy nominations
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Quirky musical comedy "Glee" and 1960s advertising drama series "Mad Men" led the nominations on Thursday for primetime Emmy Awards in a cross section of new faces and old TV favorites.
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Vatican set to revise rules on sexual abuse
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican next week will revise Church law on sexual abuse of children by priests, doubling a statute of limitations and introducing penalties for child pornography, Catholic Church sources said on Thursday.
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U.S. aims to detect cyber infrastructure attacks: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government is launching a program nicknamed "Perfect Citizen" to detect cyber assaults on private U.S. companies and government agencies running critical infrastructure, the Wall Street Journal said in its online edition.
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Tropical storm could hit Texas-Mexico border Thursday
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A tropical storm might hit the Texas-Mexico border Thursday afternoon, the U.S. National Hurricane Center forecast.
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Spain dream of final glory and emulating Brazil
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's progress to their first World Cup final was seen by local media on Thursday as another vindication of their elegant brand of attacking football.
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Norway arrests 3 al Qaeda-linked suspects over plot
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian police arrested three men on Thursday suspected of planning an attack and having links to al Qaeda and people under investigation in the United States and Britain.
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Climate scientists praise report on hacked email scandal
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Leading climate scientists on Thursday welcomed a British report that cleared researchers of exaggerating the effects of global warming and said they hoped it would restore faith in the fight against climate change.
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CNN fires veteran editor for Mideast over Tweet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CNN has fired a senior editor for Middle East news after she published a Twitter message that said she respected a Lebanese Shi'ite cleric branded a terrorist by the United States, U.S. and British media said on Thursday.
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U.S. to review Afghan troop surge by end of year: Obama
MILAN (Reuters) - The United States will review its strategy of increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan at the end of this year, President Barack Obama said in an interview with Italy's Corriere della Sera on Thursday.
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Obama administration set for drill ban legal fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration heads to court on Thursday with a single goal -- to reinstate a six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling imposed in response to the BP Plc oil spill but blocked by a federal judge.
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Tropical depression forms in Mexico's Gulf
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A tropical depression formed in the Gulf of Mexico late on Wednesday and was set to slam into the Gulf Coast near the Texas-Mexico border on Thursday, a region still recovering from Hurricane Alex, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in a report.
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